(19)
(11) EP 0 182 621 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.06.1987 Bulletin 1987/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.05.1986 Bulletin 1986/22

(21) Application number: 85308314

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 23.11.1984 US 674162

(71) Applicant: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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(72) Inventor:
  • Grosch, James Tureaud
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(54) Buck boost switching regulator with duty cycle limiting


(57) In a buck-boost, switching regulator, separate signals are developed to control duty cycles of regulator switches (10). Control exercised by a pair of feedback-determined reference signal voltages Vcg, V°b through which a ramp signal (from 11) is swept at inputs of separate comparators (12, 13), comparator outputs control respective switches. A predetermined maximum voltage difference is permitted between the reference signal voltages. The reference used to control switching of one end of the regulator inductance (part of 16) is limited to a minimum voltage corresponding to a minimum duty cycle greater than 0% while the other reference is used to control the other end of that inductance and is limited to a maximum voltage corresponding to a minimum duty cycle less than 100%. A current limiting (20) feedback from one of the switches is operated in response to current in excess of a predetermined level to force the ramp signal to a level corresponding to 0% duty cycle for both switches at the same time.





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